The Honkers returned to their winning ways in the second half with a beatdown of Duluth on Monday.
Petey Craska put Rochester up 2-0 in the fourth inning with another home run. He then hit another solo bomb to lead off the seventh.
Brendan O’Sullivan started an avalanche of late runs, homering in the sixth. He ended up going 5/5 out of the nine hole, coming up a double shy of the cycle.
Dom Rodriguez had an RBI single and Jared Lewis hit a three-run homer to put the game out of reach.
Honkers starter Cade Cushing had his best start of the year, tossing 7.2 innings without allowing an earned run. He struck out four and allowed just five hits.
Rochester rolled to the 11-1 win and improved to 9-3 in the second half. They will now go to Thunder Bay to play two against the second-place Border Cats.
The Rochester Honkers are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Entering its’ 31st season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 26 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, over 350 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TEX), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (STL) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, 2021 and 2023 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit northwoodsleague.com/rochester-honkers or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Honkers as your favorite team.
